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Basis Point
Basis Point
Image 1 A measure of a bond's yield, equal to 1/100th of 1% of yield. A bond whose yield increases from 5.0% to 5.5% is said to increase by 50 basis points.
Image 2 1% change = 100 basis points.
0.01% = 1 basis point.


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